Fragaria virginiana Calflora

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Taxon Report

Fragaria virginiana Mill.

Mountain strawberry, Scarlet strawberry, Virginia strawberry

2020 Bob Sweatt

2005 George Rembert

2017 Rebecca Schoenenberger

2017 Steve Matson

2021 Mike Russler

2020 Bob Sweatt

2017 Steve Matson

Fragaria virginiana is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~429 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Fragaria
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: streambanks

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Information about Fragaria virginiana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (FRVI) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/08/2024).